Journalist group calls US to account over Iraq

Guardian ^ | 02/18/05 | Dominic Timms

[Peach]

Ditto that, Oxen!

[DonnerT]

"", the IFJ said it would hold demonstrations across the country""

Congregating, demonstrating fish in a rain barrel. DUMB!

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

These charges have been investigated, right here on FreeRepublic and referenced by Major Bloggers such as CaptainsQuarters:

Investigation of Eason Jordan's Comments at Davos

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Eason Jordan made comments at the WEF in Davos about the US military targetting and killing 12 journalists. I use Reporters without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontiers (RSF)in French) to investigate his claims. On its homepage RSF says 46 reporters and 'media assistants' have been killed in Iraq since the start of fighting. 31 Journalists, 15 media assitants. They link to a list of names which links to a short blurb on each of the deceased reporters. They do not have blurbs for the assistants, but I tried to piece together what I could.

CNN's Eason Jordan said 12 dead journalists had been 'targetted' by the US military. I tried to find them. With the widest possible definition of 'suspicious' I came up with a list that happened to be 13. I am not saying these necessarily include the 12 Jordan was talking about. I see one case that is in my judgement worth investigating. To use this data to arrive at the US military targetting 12 journalists requires both extreme anti-American bias and very kooky conspiracy theory explanations.

See the linked article for the detail .

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Link to captainsquartersblog

Actual article must be in the archives will see if I can find it.

[Dark Wing]

For your giggles.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Here we go:

February 06, 2005
The Details That Destroy Eason's Fables

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Related item:

US military 'still failing to protect (ie killing) journalists in Iraq'

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

February 15, 2005

Al Jazeera's Eason Jordan Inspired Cartoon

This cartoon was featured today at al Jazeera's website. It is titled The Price of Iraq Policy.

[okie01]

Mr White said the CNN news executive had been "hounded out by a toxic mix of hysteria, intolerance and ignorance"

An open and shut case of projection. The media certainly is "a toxic mix of hysteria, intolerance and ignorance".

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

MORE:

Media lynch mob tries to out-blog the bloggers (and fails miserably)

[SandRat]

the Eason tape, Kerry's signed 180 and all of his files, Wart Churchill's employement files, Rangel's military record, Swimmer's bar-bill.